Jack: My understanding of Finland is that they're basically Vietnam on ice; their troops fought off Russian imperialists, and later the Soviets, so that they can't conquer them. Of course to us Americans, this makes Finland an ideal ally to us so we've been supplying them our latest and most refined weaponry and hardware to help them maintain their sovereignty.

Zax: Their snipers are incredible too. Finland these days is an impenetrable fortress, especially during winter. Excellent country!

Chuong: I also heard that there's a lot of undisclosed numbers of American troops stationed in Finland.

Zax: It was a measure to keep Putin's antics away from Finland at the time. But even without Putin, the Finns thanks us a lot. Lots of foreigners say Finland is boring, but if you're an American soldier who's been stationed there, you'll know a good place or two.

Leo: You'll see many American soldiers there, Moon Moon, if you go to Finland. The rest of Scandinavia also has plenty of them.

Lion of Nobility: In my days in the Air Force, many missions I flew took me to Finland. I didn't meet Leku until after the honorable discharge I got, though.

Zax: Also, Finland doesn't have a federal government. Last time I checked, Finland is more described as a representational democracy. As with many countries, the term "national" is used in lieu of "federal" in Finland.

Leku: Oops, sorry. Slip of the tongue. I think I meant to say "national," and it came out federal. But the writer of the letter knew what I meant.